St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-27
CARUTHERS WANTS $500
For His Consent to the st. Louis
Brooklyn Transfer.

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Brooklyn Transfer.
| St Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mr.. Won der Abe had up to the time
of his departure for the East resolved
to keep Caruthers on his team for next
year, but he could not withstand Charley
Byrne's big offer, and st. Louis loses
| the twirler. The amount paid for his
release is $4,000. and Caruthers will re-
| ceive So, 200. 1t is $500 of this amount
which delayed the deal yesterday,
otherwise Caruthers would have been
signed last night. He asks Byrue for
| $500 salary and $500 for his consent to
the transfer. Byrne is willing to pay
the amount asked for salary, but OBJ
jectS to the $500 for transfer, and this is
what is delaying the deal. Joe Pritch-
ard, who has been representing the
Brooklyn people here, was dumfOunded
yesterday when Gus SchmelZ, the man
ager of the Cincinnati club,
| dropped into the Laclede hotel.
Joe and Gus are fast friends,
but this was matter of business.
and Joe kept a watchful eye on
SchmelZ. Gus made no secret of the
matter that he had come for Caruthers,
and took Bob aside to have long talk
with him. The twirler admitted that
he would just as soon sign with Gin
cinnati as with Brooklyn; that it was
the stuff he was after, and If given his
price-viZ.: s., ,000-he would sign with
anybody. As result a message flashed
over the wire to MIR. Won der Abe in
New York asking him to put price on
CarutherS. stating that Cincinnati would
pay almost any price for the great
pitcher. Gus waited long and patiently
for the answer which never came. Up
to midnight no reply had been received.
AS soon as Pritchard saw SchmelZ he
took Caruthers in tow, and Gus had but
little chance to speak to him. After
supper Joe sent Caruthers over to
Sehaefer's billiard .parlOr to play
billiards all evening, while he
invited Gus to go to the theater
with uhim. Seeing that he could do
nothing Gus consented, and the pair
were together all evening. As soon as
Pritchard found that SchmelZ was in
town he sent kilograms to Byrne telling
him that the scent was getting very hot,
to hurry and close the bargain. In
reply he received a telegram stating
that as far as he and Won der Abe were
concerned CarutherS was all right, and
to sign the pitcher. Pritchard put a
contract for $500 under Bob's nose, but
the latter said: mo: not without the
$500" Not having the authority to sign
Bob at these figures, he wired Byrne
the facts in the case. The latter no
doubt had gone out with Won der Abe,
secure and happy in the belief that
CarutherS was a Brooklyn player, and
not returning until late, did not receive
the telegram. At any rate, no reply
had been received up to an early hour
this morning. There is no doubt, how
ever, that the deal will be perfected, as
Byrne will not let paltry $500 stand
in his way after eXpending S13,500.
HE Is HIGH PRICED.
Special to the GLOBE.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26.-There are no de-
velopments in the Caruthers-Brooklyn
deal. Byrne has offered S4,500-S1, 800
of it advance money, but Caruthers
holds out for $1,000 and wants to
go to Cincinnati. Won der Abe says he
wouldn't sell him to Cincinnati for
$40 600.